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Elena Ferrante - My Brilliant Friend (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
The International No 1 Bestseller.
Neapolitan Novels Book #1
A modern masterpiece from one of Italy’s most acclaimed authors, My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense, and generous-hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila.
Ferrante’s inimitable style lends itself perfectly to a meticulous portrait of these two women that is also the story of a nation and a touching meditation on the nature of friendship.
The story begins in the 1950's, in a poor but vibrant neighbourhood on the outskirts of Naples. Growing up on these tough streets the two girls learn to rely on each other ahead of anyone or anything else.
As they grow, as their paths repeatedly diverge and converge, Elena and Lila remain best friends whose respective destinies are reflected and refracted in the other. They are likewise the embodiments of a nation undergoing momentous change.
Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighbourhood, a city, and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between her protagonists, the unforgettable Elena and Lila.
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- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good
- Category : Fiction - Families & Sagas
- Published : 2011 (This Edition 2020 - Europa Editions)
- ISBN : 9781787702226
- SKU : B001992
- PPC : LL300gm
- RRP : £8.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"Nothing quite like it has ever been published." - The Guardian.
"Elena Ferrante has established herself as the foremost writer in Italy - and the world." - The Sunday Times.
"This is high stakes, subversive literature." - The Telegraph.
"Ferrante is the author of three previous works of critically acclaimed fiction : The Days of Abandonment, Troubling Love, and The Lost Daughter. With this novel, the first in a quartet, she proves herself to be one of Italy’s great storytellers. She has given her readers a masterfully plotted page-turner, abundant and generous in its narrative details and characterisations, that is also a stylish work of literary fiction destined to delight her many fans and win new readers to her fiction." - Publisher.
"The four novels (the first is My Brilliant Friend) have become the publishing story of the decade . . . Ferrante is that rare gem, a novelist with impeccable literary credentials who also spins a good yarn - and who sells." - The Sunday Times Culture (Cover Story).
The Author
Elena Ferrante is a pseudonymous Italian novelist. Ferrante's books, originally published in Italian, have been translated into many languages. Her four-book series of Neapolitan Novels are her most widely known works. Time magazine called Ferrante one of the 100 most influential people in 2016.
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